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Geographical differences in semen characteristics of 13 892 infertile men
( Arab Association of Urology , 2018 , Article)Objective: To assess the relationship between geographical differences and all semen parameters, across 13,892 infertile men of 84 diverse nationalities, recruited at a specialised tertiary hospital that represents the ... -
Geographical outcome disparities in infection occurrence after colorectal surgery: An analysis of 58,096 colorectal surgical procedures
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Background Despite improved surgical practices and in-hospital surveillance systems, surgical site infections remain a major public health problem worldwide and often require readmission to hospital. The aim was to apply ... -
Geology and petrology of the Hormuz dolomite, Infra-Cambrian: Implications for the formation of the salt-cored Halul and Shraouh islands, Offshore, State of Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2008 , Article)Geological investigations of the Halul and the Shraouh islands, offshore Qatar, indicate that most of their calcareous rocks, which display abundant stromatolitic bedding, belong to the Infra-Cambrian Hormuz Series. ... -
Geomechanical Modelling of Railroad Ballast: A Review
( Springer , 2019 , Article)Traditional ballasted tracks have been used intensively around the world with ballast as the main material for tracks. Ballast has a significant contribution to the track alignment, stability and sustainability. After ... -
Geometrical and Electronic Analysis of Polyepoxysuccinic Acid (PESA) for Iron Sulfide Scale Inhibition in Oil Wells
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Scale formation causes major losses in oil wells, related to production and equipment damages. Thus, it is important to develop effective materials to prevent scale formation and inhibit any additional formation. One known ... -
Geometrical approach for wind farm symmetrical layout design optimization
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)Wind farm layout orientation plays an important factor to reduce the total wake loss and hence increase the capacity factor of the wind farm. Different wind farms layout design optimization techniques are widely used and ... -
Geometrical investigation of piezoelectric patches for broadband energy harvesting in non-deterministic composite plates
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Mechanical energy is the most ubiquitous form of energy that can be harvested and converted into useful electrical power. For this reason, the piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs), with their inherent electromechanical ... -
Geometrically nonlinear vibration analysis of eccentrically stiffened porous functionally graded annular spherical shell segments
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2022 , Article)This article investigates nonlinear free vibrations of porous functionally graded (FG) annular spherical shell segments surrounded by elastic medium and reinforced by circumferential stiffeners. Porous FG material contains ... -
Geosynthetic-reinforced soils above voids: Observation and prediction of soil arching
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The assumption with the biggest impact on the design of geosynthetic-reinforced soils above voids is the presence and degree of soil arching, which affects the predicted applied stress on the geosynthetic. A series of ... -
Geothermal energy extraction from decommissioned petroleum wells
( International Society for Rock Mechanics , 2014 , Conference Paper)Abandoned wells impose enduring liabilities to petroleum companies and/or governments. However, the depth and abundance of abandoned petroleum wells make them an economically attractive source of geothermal energy. Geothermal ... -
Geriatric education in schools of pharmacy: Students' and educators' perspectives in Qatar and Canada
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)Introduction: Older adults constitute the largest population admitted to hospitals due to chronic diseases, which requires appropriate prescribing of medications and comprehensive pharmaceutical care. The views and ... -
German metaphysics
( Cambridge University Press , 2018 , Book chapter)Before 1850 Herman Melville was a fairly typical American male, in that he was rebellious and needed to earn money to live. He had left school early, and by the time he began work on Moby-Dick; or, The Whale he had been a ... -
Germanium Oxide/germanium/ reduced Graphene (GeO2/Ge/r-GO) Hybrid Composite Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries: Effect of Ge loading on Electrochemical Performance
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Hybrid composites between Germanium (Ge) and carbonaceous materials are promising anode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). The mitigation of reduced cycling ability and rate capability allows for the unhindered benefit ... -
Get out of the BAG! Silos in AI Ethics Education: Unsupervised Topic Modeling Analysis of Global AI Curricula
( AI Access Foundation , 2022 , Article)The domain of Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics is not new, with discussions going back at least 40 years. Teaching the principles and requirements of ethical AI to students is considered an essential part of this domain, ... -
Getting parents involved in children's play: Qatari parents' perceptions of and engagement with their children's play
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)The study investigates parents' perceptions of and engagement with their children's play in the context of Qatar. Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire that was administered to parents of children aged 4-7 ... -
Getting started with a practical and efficient time-frequency toolbox tfsap-7.0
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Getting Them Speaking: Classroom Social Factors and Foreign Language Anxiety
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2016 , Article)This study, which focuses on foreign language anxiety (FLA) experienced by Japanese learners of English in four universities, explores causative agents by looking into the classroom. The research questions aim to explore ... -
Giant parathyroid adenoma: A case report and review of the literature
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article Review)Background: Giant parathyroid adenoma is a rare type of parathyroid adenoma defined as weighing > 3.5 g. They present as primary hyperparathyroidism but with more elevated laboratory findings and more severe clinical ... -
Giant paratubal serous cystadenoma in an adolescent female: Case report and literature review.
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Paraovarian/paratubal cysts constitute 5-20% of all adnexal lesions and typically originate from the paramesonephric or Müllerian duct. The primary epithelial tumors arising from paraovarian cysts account for 25% of the ... -
A Giant Polypoid Gastric Heterotopia of the Ileum as a Cause of Intussusception in an Adolescent.
( Department of Medical Sciences, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina , 2022 , Article)Histopathological examination confirmed a well-demarcated polyp, lined by a foveolar-type epithelium, with all the elements found in the gastric mucosa, and a well-developed gastric gland. No dysplasia or malignancy was ...